Nowra, in Cosi has written about a transformation, he illustrates a time when ordinary people did not understand mentally-ill patients well. Throughout this drama, Lewis' (the protagonist) concepts and perceptions of love, politics and mental illness experience a change in direction. These changes are the results of his interaction and in time, understanding of the mentally-ill patients around him. These characters, patients, help reveal the true character of Lewis. Nowra writes of a transformation where concepts and views on love and fidelity change in direction through various catalysts. At the beginning, Lewis is unsure of what his opinion on love is, he claims that “love is not so important nowadays”. Lewis claimed that “love was a hard concept to define”, he had not yet developed his own views but had been manipulated by his friends, Nick and Lucy, who both believe that love is not important. Throughout the play, Lewis interacts with the patients who each hold contrasting views towards love. Through their interactions and conversations, it can be seen that Lewis believes in fidelity, not unlike Cherry, but in contrast to Julie who believes love to be another form of drugs. Also through these interactions, Lewis' strong opinion that true love and fidelity should exist in relationships form. It can be seen when he said that the play is “about important things - like love and fidelity”. Even after Lewis was betrayed by his girlfriend; Lucy, he was persistent in his belief that women should be faithful to men and that true love does exist.

Cosi explores a situation where concepts and perceptions on politics are changed and shaped due to various factors. At first, Lewis is shown to the audience as an unsure and weak character with a low level of self-confidence; as the director, he did not put himself in control but instead straightaway handballs the power to Roy when manipulated by him. Close to the beginning of the drama, Lewis had no opinion on politics; he...

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...CHAPTER 1
PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
A. INTRODUCTION
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1.) To spread out to the world the possible causes of mentaldisorder.
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1.) What is mentaldisorder?
2.) What are the causes of mentaldisorder?
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Understand Mental Health Problems
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Please answer all questions with as much detail as possible. This is a knowledge unit; you need to show that you have spent 14 hours researching and completing this workbook. When referring to research you have carried out, please include details (references) of the sources you have used such as websites, journal articles and books.
Activity 1
(1.1, 1.2)
a) Research the Psychiatric (DSM/ICD) classification system for the main types of mental ill health, and then describe the following:
• Mood disorders
• Personality disorders
• Anxiety disorders
• Psychotic disorders
• Substance-related disorders
• Eating disorders
• Cognitive disorders
b) What are the key strengths and limitations of the psychiatric classification system?
Activity 2
(1.3)
Identify two alternative frameworks for understanding mental distress and write a short summary of each of them.
Activity 3
(1.4, 2.1)
a) Explain how mental ill health may be indicated through:
• An individual’s emotions,
• An individual’s thinking
• An individual’s behaviour
b) How can individuals with mental ill health...

...Unit CMH 302 Understand mental health problems
Unit aim
This unit aims to provide the learner with knowledge of the main forms of mental health problems according to the psychiatric classification system. Learners also consider the strengths and limitations of this model and look at alternative frameworks for understanding mental distress. The focus of the unit is on understanding the different ways in which mental health problems impact on the individual and others in their social network. It also considers the benefits of early intervention in promoting mental health and well-being.
Learning outcomes
There are two learning outcomes to this unit. The learner will:
1. Know the main forms of mental ill health.
2. Know the impact of mental ill health on individuals and others in their social network.
Unit CMH 302 Understand Mental Health Problems
Outcome 1 Know the main forms of mental ill health
Assessment Criteria
The learner can:
1. Describe the main types of mental ill health according to the psychiatric (DSM/ICD) classification system: mood disorders, personality disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, substance-related disorders, eating disorders, cognitive disorders.
2. Explain the key...

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We are not going to go into every problem facing people today, however we will discuss some of the major problems that are faced by the many instead of disorders that affect the few. The first problem that affects everyone at times is stress. Many people do not know that there is good and bad kinds of stress. Good stress is referred to eustress. A very good example of this is when you get a promotion at work. You are happy that you got the better job, however with the job comes new stress, because of the new duties you have to fulfill for that position.
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Among the disorders which are most commonly associated with crime, we can find: schizophrenia, major depressions, alexithymia, bipolar disorder and antisocial personality disorder (APD) or as it is better known, psychopathy.
Schizophrenia
As mentioned above schizophrenia is one of the mentaldisorders commonly associated with crime and it could easily be said to be the mental illness given most attention by the media. Schizophrenia is said to be a result of both biological predisposition and environmental causes. It most commonly takes the form of hallucinations, strange delusions and unorganized talk and thought. Its symptoms are said to start appearing during early teenage years and it is most commonly identified by observing the patient, and analyzing the patient’s history. This disorder mainly affects the reasoning of one’s thoughts and it usually leads to long term problematic...